Topic: UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season - page 46. (Read 38125 times)

Considering Lazio and Athletic Bilbao are in first and runner up positions in the qualifying table of this competition, it is natural that these two teams are favorites at least they are certain to advance to the next phase. the results they achieved in their six matches are quite good, both teams won five matches and drew one match. if we compare it with Manchester United of course the two teams above are much more consistent, as well as Spurs this team is also less favored when compared to Lazio and Athletic. the problem is this is just the early stages, which means that neither Lazio nor Bilbao can be sure to advance smoothly to the final round of this competition. after all there are still several teams ready to be their challengers, Lyon, Frankfrurt, Galatasaray or even other teams might block their progress in the knockout round later. we'll see after this qualifying phase is over, because the real competition will be more exciting than the qualifying round.

These games are going to be an interesting games to watch, especially the match between Fenerbahce and Lyon, I want to know what the  the outcome would be. I believe Lazio will defeat their opponent team Real Sociedad in that encounter to be able to scale through to the next round of the competition in my opinion, whereas I believe Atletic Bilbao will defeat Besiktasin too their own encounter.

Manchester United’s performance has actually not in good shape throughout this season especially when Eric Ten Hag was in charge, they were also performing badly in the Europa League until he get sacked, and they started doing well. However, they still have a lot to do because we have other teams in the Europa League that have been doing well in the Europa League and it will be very competitive if Manchester United wants to win the title.

Winning their next two Europa League matches is possible because the opponents are not too good; and at the same time, their performance against Liverpool was hell superb, but we can’t judge by just one match.
Nevertheless, the Tottenham I am seeing among the top challengers are not doing well this days, therefore, Manchester United can be the top favorites if they can win their next two matches.

Ajax and Galatasaray can also be counted among these teams. I think the biggest teams among the Europa League teams are the 6 teams we mentioned. In my opinion, one of the finalists will be Lazio. The other finalist may change depending on the eliminations. Manchester United or Tottenham can be said to be two strong teams in this regard. Of course, we should not forget the Spanish representative Athletic Bilbao.

Indeed, Lazio and Bilbao are stable teams in the current title hunt, only conceding a few goals and never losing at all from 6 matches makes them occupy the top position in the standings, they are certain to enter the next phase, but Tottenham and Man Utd also cannot be ruled out just like that. These 4 teams are strong candidates, I agree that for now we should not rush to guess, the journey is still long and consistency is needed here, but I hope there will be a surprise from another team to make the European league more interesting.

I believe Manchester United will not make any mistakes in their next two matches and will be able to earn full points. Manchester United team has not been in good form since the beginning of this season. In the Premier League, Manchester United has also lost against weak teams. But Manchester United's performance in the Europa League is quite good. Manchester United has not yet faced any defeat in the Europa League.

We saw in the last match that Manchester United team was able to perform well against Liverpool. Although they could not win the match, Manchester United was able to earn 1 point against Liverpool. If United players can maintain this consistency, they will win both matches against Rangers and FCSB in the next two matches.

Since the arrival of Amorim, one thing i have always advocated for him has been time but the fact that he met the team in a serious mess it turns out a good reason for people to make the expectations of him high and very quick already because almost everyone can not wait to se Manchester united back to their wining ways and seeing the team becoming a very top contender in the English league and across Europa this season and beyond and to get this kind of result, they need to actually give Amorim ample time to get the team in Oder and fixed such that all of the expected results will be made accomplished.

Amorim clearly has a tough task to fix the problems that exist at Manchester United, so it is undeniable if he needs time to be able to rebuild the team including instilling a winning mental foundation in the current red devils squad, but as coach, I think amorim also has targets that he must fulfil this season as a measure of his ability to coaching, one of them is to win the UEL,  Although currently the problems they face are very complex, especially in the EPL, but the target of winning the UEL is still very realistic for them because of their position and opportunities that look better at this time. although maybe Amorim is more focused on improving and identifying the weaknesses of the team in his first season of coaching, but wouldn't it be an extraordinary achievement if he could win the UEL with the current condition of Manchester United?

Next round which is going to start from 23rd January we are going to have few exciting games with Lazio going to host Real Sociedad and Besiktas will host Athletic Bilbao after these two big games Fenerbahçe will host Lyon few other big names are having weak opponents mean changes can happen, and we can expect something interesting just because of this currently nothing is clear who is going to directly and which team will be gone for the playoffs.

But due to new format we have few clubs are able to give their best which increase competitiveness, and also we have good games to watch with all games were on same level and big teams needs to give their best instead of going for staying at the op of group stage hopefully things could be more dramatic which will increase fans interest for their clubs and soccer which was main agenda of UEFA for having changes in this competition.

Not losing against the influential Liverpool and not losing away from home can be considered a very good success for Manchester United. I think their understanding of the game seems to have improved with the new manager. Although they still haven't scored many successful goals, they are at least trying to organize themselves as a team. The team, which was far from the game plan under Ten Hag's management, is now playing better, as far as I can see. They can easily score many goals against big teams. Now they need to find the best method to win the Europa League.

If Amorim is allowed to build his team better and of course seeing the current situation in the United team it will certainly take quite a long time, surely he will succeed in making United experience good development. At least he has to make United not too bad at the moment. His arrival clearly brings a lot of hope to improve United's performance in a short time. But everyone knows, that even if Amorim is a wizard, he can't change this team to be extraordinary in a short time. Hopefully, the fans are patient and the club doesn't give such high targets for this season.

So far, Galatasaray has never been defeated in the European League, this has made Galatasaray the favorite of many people to win the European League trophy. Because Galatasaray's current performance is really good, because apart from the European league, Galatasaray also has a very good performance in the Turkish league. Because currently Galatasaray is able to become the top of the standings in the Turkish league with a quite large difference in points from the team in second place. Therefore, there is no need to doubt Galatasaray's performance in the European leagues. I'm sure that at least getting into the semifinals is something that is quite realistic. Apart from that, in the 7th match, Galatasaray will face Dynamo Kyiv. In my opinion, we don't need to debate this anymore, because it is certain that the result of this match will be won by Galatasaray. Moreover, as you said, currently Galatasaray has Osimhen, so it is certain that with this, Galatasaray will definitely be able to score lots of goals in this match. Because Osimhen has proven to have a very good performance at Galatasaray. Because, so far Osimhen has been able to score 13 goals and 5 assists for Galatasaray. And this record is certainly a very good achievement.

Amorim has great potential in him and in few seasons, we will see them playing out. I was proud of Manchester United on that day, because I wrote them off in that match but to my surprise, they proved me wrong. They played with passion and zeal of winning the match. The team has good players but they lack motivation. Looks like one or two players are the ones disorganizing the team.

This result between Liverpool and Manchester United game is going to be had good impact on future of Red Devils while they were looking for big breakthrough and this happen now their next game is against Arsenal which could be another challenge and if they are able to survive from there then Red Devils fans could be back into bang for them even through things still needed good time for having improvement but now as new coach is looking for changes these can bring good results.

In Europa League they are already solid so having good results and automatic spot into next round will give them confidence which is also important while if we have them into better spot until end of this season next season could another era for them into their bright future.

I also watched the match. Since the first half, Man United managed to match Liverpool's game, entering the second half I also did not expect Man United to be able to trouble Liverpool. Lisandro Martinez and Cody Gacpo's goals were fantastic, then Salah's penalty was successful and then replied again by Amad Diallo to equalize the score. Actually Manchester United should have won, but unfortunately Harry Maguire's kick went wide, guys, even though the position of the opportunity was very promising. It can be said that in this match Man United also had many golden opportunities, but lacked in finishing. If the last attack and Maguire's opportunity could have been a goal, it would have been a surprise.

So I can conclude that for now Man United against a big team can win or draw, because Amorin's formation and tactics at Man United are suitable for opponents who play ball possession or attack. Big teams usually play with ball possession or attack. The 343 formation is good for holding off ball possession attacks and can counterattack effectively, but its weakness is being overwhelmed when getting counterattacked, that's why Man United continues to lose to small teams because small teams rely on fast counterattacks.

So I am still confident that Man United can compete in the European league, especially since Man United's performance in the European league is still good and Amorim is a true fighter who never gives up, this will be a good capital to fight in the European league.

It is not certain, because usually when the competition has entered the knockout round, everything can change and the team that was originally the favorite team actually has to experience a decline and in the end they are eliminated early. We have seen that a lot, even for big teams with very high percentage chances, it can also happen, for example with what happened to Liverpool last season. It could be that in the knockout round later, the team that is considered to have the lowest percentage chance can show an unexpected surprise and succeed in defeating the team that on paper is more favored.

The two teams that Manchester United will play against in the next two matches are not stronger than Manchester United, so if Manchester United can perform as well as they did in the last Premier League match in the last two Europa League matches, they will surely get full points in those two matches.

Since Manchester United is a big team in the European League, they need to perform like that to ensure the next round. If Manchester United secure the next round, the pressure will increase on them and they will hope to perform better in the Super Sixteen with tough pressure. Even if United don't win the Europa League title this season, I'd like to at least see this team in the semi-finals or the final. Even if they qualify for the semi-finals or finals, I'd say they've performed to their credit.

Yes, all teams that have the potential to qualify for the last 16 still have the same chance, but what makes the difference is their consistency in maintaining their performance. Man United is a big team, but I think it is very difficult for them to get to the final because of their inconsistent performance this season. Tottenham are still far from favorites because this team doesn't have a winning mentality.

Lazio and Athletic Club are the teams that have been most consistent in maintaining their performance in the EUL, but there is a gap in their performance when facing stronger teams in their respective leagues. At this time it is still very difficult to predict who is at the forefront of the hunt for the championship title.

If you look at the current standings, Lazio and Atletic Bilbao are the best. They are in first and second place in the standings and they have not yet lost in the UEL. On the other hand, I am surprised by the performance of R.S.C. Anderlecht. They are not a strong team like Lazio and Atletic Bilbao but they have not yet lost in the UEL. Back to the topic, I agree that this is still the group stage. We cannot determine which team will be the champion. I think there will be many surprises in the next matches. I think we have to wait for the quarter-finals or semifinals to determine which team is the favorite to win.

Yes, all teams still have a big chance of getting through the group stage. The system applied this year is a little different, giving small teams the opportunity to move forward and be consistent in facing this competition. Manchester United and Tottenham are the favorite teams who are candidates for champions every season, but After going through several matches, both of them seem to be really declining so that the small teams are getting more enthusiastic and the European league is getting more interesting.
After finishing the preliminary round, which team will enter the semi-finals, we can then determine which team will be the candidate as champion.